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MLA Award for Distinguished Public Service

The MLA Award for Distinguished Public Service was established in 1988 to honor persons whose exemplary actions have served to advance the health, welfare, and intellectual freedom of the public. Awardees are selected by the Board of Directors only on occasions when the merits of a nominee clearly recommend recognition by MLA. Nominees are not limited to members of the library and information sciences profession nor to the association's membership.

Award Recipients

2011: The Friends of the National Library of MedicineBethesda, Maryland

2008: The Honorable David ObeyU.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin

2004: The Honorable Arlen SpecterU.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

2003: The Honorable Patrick LeahyU.S. Senate, Vermont

2002: The Honorable Harry ReidU.S. Senate, Nevada

2000: The Honorable Rick BoucherU.S. House of Representatives, Virginia

1998: The Honorable Henry BonillaU.S. House of Representatives, Texas

1996: The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum U.S. Senate, Kansas and The Honorable John Porter U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois

1995: The Honorable Tom Harkin U.S. Senate, Iowa

1994: The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

1992: The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. U.S. Senate, Tennessee

1991: The Honorable Dale Bumpers U.S. Senate, Arkansas

1990: The Honorable William H. Natcher U.S. House of Representatives, Kentucky